ELA+3+Lesson+19

Topic:Extreme Nature-Our amazing world-__Dogzilla__

Common Core Standards RL.3.1-Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers RL.3.4-Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from non-literal language RL.3.10-By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently RI.3.7-Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text RI.3.10-By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently RF.3.4a-Read grade level text with purpose and understanding W.3.1a-Introduce the topic they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons W.3.1b-Provide reasons that support the opinion W.3.1d-Provide a concluding statement or section W.3.4-With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. W.3.7-Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic W.3.8-Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories. W.3.10-Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Suggested Student Objectives 1. Students will read story with purpose and understanding 2. Students will use information from story to create newspaper article 3. Students will use internet links to gain information on format of an article 4. Students will listen to story, take notes and answer comprehension questions independently

Suggested Additional Readings "By Land, Sea and Air" pgs 14-15 Toolkit Texts "The Dragon's Pearl" TE pgs T278-T279

Resource Links [|how to write an article] [|what a newspaper article looks like]

Activities 1. Listening activity from TE T278-T279, use questions on T279 as assessment 2. Write a newspaper article about Mousopolis and the visit from Dogzilla (use the attachment as a guide)

Assessments Review and grade listening activity from Teacher's guide Grade articles and publish together as a newspaper

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